Davis Thompson began his opening round of the Bank of Utah Championship with four straight pars—all fours—on the back nine at Black Desert Resort. He would have given anything for a fifth consecutive four at the par-4 14th. Hell, he would have signed for a double-bogey six if he knew what was coming.
Thompson was actually in phenomenal shape off the tee, hitting a 302-yard drive greenside on the short 308-yard par 4. He was just 55 feet from the hole hitting his second shot. He walked off with a quadruple-bogey eight.
Not a typo.
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Thompson’s second shot traveled just eight feet. His third only six feet. His fourth? Six feet again. Yes, it somehow got worse.
His fifth went just six inches according to shot tracker. None of these shots ended up on the putting surface, then finally his sixth did, traveling 74 feet and leaving Thompson with a 26 footer for a seven. He just missed, tapping in a 17-incher for a snowman.
The sequence was so unbelievable that people on social media were wondering if it was real or a glitch in the PGA Tour app. As of now, Thompson’s eight remains, as does the brutal shot tracker breakdown:
Hey @grok is this real? pic.twitter.com/aS7aFaUtdD
— Golf Bet Caddie (@GolfBetCaddie) October 23, 2025
Chat is this real? pic.twitter.com/fZsgc5N6Yz
— Brian Kirschner (@BrianKirschner_) October 23, 2025
Unfortunately, there is no footage of this debacle. If you’re wondering how this could have possibly happened, one of the architects of Black Desert Resort, the legendary Tom Weiskopf, called the 14th green “very challenging and undulating” in his narration of the drivable par 4 on the course’s website. If this grainy screenshot from the video is an indication, you can certainly see a world where Thompson was attempting to pitch on only to have the ball roll back to his feet.
But that is merely an assumption with no video footage. Unless Thompson speaks about it post-round (unlikely), we’ll all just have to use our imaginations.
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
